{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"240. Amy Schneider with Mimi Zima: In the Form of a Question","description":"Who is the most successful woman to ever compete on Jeopardy!? Amy Schneider\u2019s impressive forty-game winning streak was accompanied by an even greater prize \u2013 the joy of being herself on national television and blazing a trail for openly queer and transgender people around the world. Join Amy as she shares her singular journey that led to becoming an unlikely icon and hero to millions.  Amy Schneider is an American software engineer and recent Jeopardy! champion. Following an impressive forty-game winning streak, she became the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!. She is second all-time in the show\u2019s history, trailing only Ken Jennings. Amy is also the first openly transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. She has been covered in People, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, and more, and she has appeared on Good Morning America. Mimi Zima is a DJ, performer, and recording artist who has been an integral part of Seattle\u2019s music and queer nightlife scenes for nearly a decade. She gained wider recognition in 2020 with the release of her underground rave hit \u201cBack of the Truck.\u201d In her original music and her DJ sets, she strives to boldly confront transmisogyny and to encourage trans women and queer people at large to liberate themselves from shame and repression.  In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life Phinney Books ","author_name":"Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series","author_url":"http:\/\/artscultureths.libsyn.com\/website","html":"